To ignite innovation through global partnership, we have developed a range of seed funding opportunities for academic staff. Current seed funding opportunities Una Europa Una Europa FU Berlin Starter Fund Open to applications from lecturers and heads of departments at the University of Edinburgh to work on joint teaching and research projects, digitalisation or joint applications for research funding. Maximum funding amount: 10,000€ The funding will be allocated and managed by the FU Berlin lead, but participating students and academics from Una partners will be able to use the funding for travel and accommodation expenses, guest activities etc. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Find out more about the Una Europa Starter Funds Cornell University, New York Apply for funding to explore potential research collaborations with colleagues at Cornell. Seed funding call now open Edinburgh Global is offering competitive grants in collaboration with Cornell University, for the third year running. We invite proposals from researchers in all disciplines at Edinburgh and Cornell. In this round, up to five proposals will be funded, each with two Principal Investigators: one from Cornell and one from Edinburgh. Each successful proposal may receive up to the equivalent of $5,000/£4,000 from each university for a total of $10,000/£8,000. Deadline for applications 4 October 2024, 11:59 p.m. EST / 5 October 2024, 4:59 a.m. GMT Find out more on our Edinburgh - Cornell seed fund webpage: Apply for the Edinburgh-Cornell seed fund Global Seed Fund, KU Leuven The Global Seed Fund (GSF) at KU Leuven supports collaborative pilot projects, aiming for follow-up funding from Horizon Europe, NIH or other major international funders. The fund seeks to stimulate new or deepen ongoing collaborations with researchers from a select list of priority partner institutions, including the University of Edinburgh. Proposals requesting up to €30,000 per project must be submitted by a KU Leuven principal investigator (PI). Deadline: 10 October 2024 Please note that projects with matched funding from collaborators are more likely to succeed. We will offer an additional £10,000 (in cash) per project for the top 3 proposals with the University of Edinburgh as a collaborator. Schools and other local units are encouraged to supplement this funding if additional funds are available. In-kind contributions are also eligible. Prospective collaborators from UoE without existing links with KU Leuven are encouraged to explore Key Areas and Research Domains and connect with KU Leuven PIs. Key Areas and Research Domains Apply for the KU Leuven Global Seed Fund Upcoming seed funding opportunities Rice University, Texas Rice University, Texas (collaborative seed funding opportunities from 2023 - 2025) Toronto University, Ontario University of Toronto, Ontario (collaborative seed funding opportunities from 2021 - 2024) Funding outcomes Seed funding collaborations in North America We have been deepening and strengthening key partnerships in North America, to access funding and build links to research and industry. Combining expertise and resources through partnerships has grown the opportunity for Edinburgh to contribute to solving global challenges more effectively and impactfully. Find out more about our seed funding collaborations in North America Seed funding toolkit The Edinburgh Global Partnerships & Community team have developed a seed funding toolkit. This is a guide for people who are leading, managing and delivering academic partnership development seed funds. Users of the toolkit can build their strategic and operational understanding of the topic by exploring the full lifecycle of seed funds and accessing a wide range of example documentation. View our seed funding toolkit on our partnerships resources webpage This article was published on 2024-08-21
